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This book is so poorly written, but I felt as if Jill was coming from such an earnest place that I couldn't put it down. With help from another writer, I think this could have been a really powerful account of Playboy politics in the early aughts, but as of now it feels like a bunch of half baked diary entries. There's a bit of charm in that, I guess.

I wish I knew how hard the last chapter (consider the alternative) hit before I decided to read it on my lunch break at work. Nothing's more awkward than choking back tears while you survey the lounge to see if anyone sees you!!! The rest of the book was lighter, just a heads up. This is my first Nora book and probably not my last.

I saw the movie during my tail end of senior year in high school. I didn't want to accept that growing apart from an attached-at-the-hip best friend was a natural part of life. Now, not only do I understand this, I have lived through this. I think this book does a great job of expressing the subtlety of two people who have outgrown their relationship.

I love Sam. I just know we would be the kind of friends who keep saying we should hang out but neither of us are motivated enough to actually pull the trigger-but when we do, it's amazing and we are drinking margaritas and just giggling the whole time. With that being said...this one felt like it needed more time in the oven. I know it was partially written during COVID and it kind of feels that way. There were a few compelling chapters (sex and the city rewrites did make me pass away) but the rest felt filler-y.

Surprisingly dark and left me feeling pretty sad at moments. Taking everything she says at face value, she seems to have grown a lot and the work she's done for the troubled teen industry is amazing. Fuck Provo and fuck those terribly abusive schools.

So engaging I gobbled it up in 2 days. Something about the way American Apparel infected our culture makes me so intrigued with its inner workings and this book definitely gave great insight.

The premise of this book was SO good - but the execution fell flat. I question his beliefs about relationships and women and, honestly, I always had a fondness for him until this book. Chuck, you really should have listened to your friend Lucy Chance.

I read this in like 1.5 days. I couldn't put it down. She is so honest. I feel like I know her and I feel so proud of her! Also bonus points to Miranda Cosgrove for seemingly being a wonderful person.

I listened to the audiobook of this one and I'm so glad I did! She recounts so many life experiences that would be totally and utterly spirit-breaking for most, but she does it with such charm that it's disarming. I would not say she sugarcoated anything-it was just so casual that it felt like she has really handled and processed her grief in a healthy way. This whole book felt like catching up with a really really interesting friend.

I love this so much. Tammy is a gross, funny, pathetic, loyal, teenage girl who is not particularly good at anything. I think a lot of women can relate this to their teenage experience - 80's baby or not.

I think I should have read this one instead of listening to the audio book. I didn't love the delivery and didn't feel like I was intaking the information. That's at no fault to Amanda!

Enjoyable and quick read. Since it was originally an hour(?)-long show, it's paced as such; she can be a bit scattered and at times, brief in her description of particular events. I think the format of the book (or lack of) presents some insight into the way Carrie thought which makes it kind of fun.

I gave it three stars because I wanted to know MORE.
With that being said, for a quick read - I definitely reccomend.

An honest look at love and marriage. Gut wrenching and hits you right in the heart. A good read for all of those “alt” couples out there - you may be someone's Rob or Renee!

I liked the idea of this book much more than I actually enjoyed reading it. My favorite essays from this collection lay at the intersection of personal and pop cultural; when they are good they are outstanding. But, there's just something about this book that made it so hard to finish. It became such a long time since I first started reading it that I began to look at this book as cursed. Maybe I picked it up at all the wrong times. The thing is I still really want to like this book.

I love it, I'm crying, a new favorite. SSDGM

Maybe my favorite comic ever. All of the characters are so lovable even when they're unlike-able.

I loved this book. It's informative and interesting. The format makes this book conducive to on-the-go reading. The information is easily digestible, making this book a wonderful introduction to queer history.

Mark Frost answers and subsequently poses more questions. I think this is the perfect post-The Return read.

Okay I will admit that it took some pages for Sam to grow on me but then I realized our anxieties are so similar and our worldview can be so so aligned at times that maybe I was just projecting?? Worth a read for sure.

I loved every moment of this book. After reading all of her memoirs, I see that Carrie's personality shone through Suzanne. I felt as if I saw parts of myself in Suzanne and I think any kind of book that makes you feel that way is excellent are completely worth reading.

Art is beautiful and the characters are realistic. Although they're teen and pre-teen girls, they are very multidimensional (much like actual girls). also the art is FUCKING BEAUTIFUL

I would give this 2.5 stars if I could. I want to preface this by saying I listened to the audiobook and I'm not sure if that helped or hindered my experience. I think I was really hoping and wishing for a more sequential series of personal stories (even though she explicitly said it wasn't a memoir!). It just didn't move, enlighten, or really entertain me very much. I love Drew and still do...holding out for a more classic style memoir from her at some point.

He is a “peep-freak” and says it himself- i dont need to read poems about a man jerking off to women at bus stops- i did anyway? who even cares about bukowski? ive decided i dont.

I DEVOURED THIS BOOK.
I still think about the poems from this collection on an almost daily basis. There are some really triggering poems for those who have experienced abuse in any way – I found it therapeutic, but not all will.
The poetry in the book is certainly short, but I don't believe that makes it “simple”.
This was my “gateway drug” to contemporary poetry and I highly recommend.

I wanted this book to be longer. This isn't necessarily a criticism of the ending (which feels somewhat abrupt, but I can look past that). I dont think the author spent enough time delving into Addie's feelings about her abortion or her healing process. To me, it seemed like Addie was, yet again, relying on another to make herself happy. The gender of this person is irrelevant. The characters are really great and progressive, but that was a MAJOR flaw with Addie's character to me.


With all of that said, I still gobbled up this book in a few hours. It was quite enjoyable and most of the verses are great as a standalone read.